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Rathbun Reservoir fishing baits and techniques
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- Rathbun Reservoir
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- Iowa
- Water type
- Reservoir
- Recorded size
- 11,000 acres
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- 12
Species in source-linked records
Source-linked records for this water include Channel catfish, White crappie, White crappie; Hybrid striped bass; Walleye, Walleye, Black crappie, Wiper (Hybrid striped bass). This describes the research coverage, not a complete species inventory.
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